In just under a year and a half, the Canada Border Services Agency has been part of recovering eight missing children in Southern Ontario.
That statistic came out as part of the CBSA marking National Missing Children's Day.
The agency is a participant of the Our Missing Children program along with the RCMP and other organizations.
Janine Harker is the CBSA Missing Children regional coordinator.
She says in some of the recoveries, an arrangement has been made.
"That's where we're working with police or social service organizations on both sides of the border to arrange for the scheduled return of a recovered missing or abducted child from the US. We also have cases where it's I guess you could say spontaneous interception."
Harker says some of the recoveries are the result of an Amber Alert, but not always.
"Often the situations that we encounter relate to parental abductions, either custodial or non-custodial parental abductions, family member abductions and in some cases even runaways."
She says if you are transporting children across the border, make sure you have the necessary documents.
"If you're in a situation where you're subject to a custody arrangement, it's the best practice to ensure you have a copy of that arrangement with you when you travel with your children. If individuals are travelling with children that are not your own, it's appropriate to get a consent letter from a parent or guardian showing the travel is authorized."
Harker adds a passport or NEXUS card is ideal, but a birth or citizenship certificate are also allowed for children.